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The Music Department at California State University, Northridge offers
two degree programs with several options for the undergraduate student, and two graduate degrees.
A BACHELOR OF ARTS degree is given with emphasis in Music Education,
Music Industry Studies, Music Therapy, and Breadth Studies in Music. The
latter degree, a flexible program with a minimum performance requirement,
allows students to combine studies in music with other fields of interest.
Entrance auditions are required for all BA options.
The BACHELOR OF MUSIC degree is intended for students planning careers
as performers, conductors, composers & arrangers, and university teachers.
Areas of emphasis include Orchestral Strings, Classical Guitar, Winds,
Percussion, Keyboard (piano and organ), Vocal Arts, Composition, Commercial
and Media Writing, and Jazz Studies. Entrance auditions are required
for all BM options.
The Department of Music also offers two graduate degrees: a MASTER OF ARTS in Music Education, and a MASTER OF MUSIC in Composition, Conducting (choral or instrumental), or Performance (guitar, organ, percussion, piano, strings, winds, voice).
For those students anticipating study beyond the master's level, the Master of Arts normally leads to the Ph. D. or Ed. D. degrees, and the Master of Music normally leads to the D.M.A. degree. Graduate study may include intensive work in the performance area, continuing development of knowledge in music history and music analysis, philosophical and pedagogical training, and opportunities for electives and independent study in various areas of interest.
The Department of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. For further information, please visit our more comprehensive courses of study area, or consult the requirements listed
in the current CSUN catalog. You can also request information by sending an e-mail to the Music
Department at music@csun.edu (undergraduate programs), or gmusic@csun.edu (graduate programs).
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